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dc.contributor.authorMazodze, Fanuel
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-30T08:14:13Z
dc.date.available2016-08-30T08:14:13Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10646/2742
dc.description.abstractConservation agriculture has been advocated as a viable practice to improve productivity, food security and poverty alleviation among communal farm households in Zimbabwe. Previous empirical studies have shown that, despite its documented benefits, the adoption rates of conservation agriculture by communal farmers have been rather mixed. This has raised a question of whether it matters “who and how” promoters target in promoting conservation agriculture. This paper uses a logit model to investigate the determinants of adoption of conservation agricultural practices by communal farm households in Masvingo district. The marginal effects results showed that conservation agriculture in Masvingo District has most been adopted by young female farmers. Further determinants of adoption found to be significant are awareness and access to information and extension services, household size, membership to local organisations and farming experience. The significance of estimation results is that it matters who and how promoters target in creating the “awareness effect” and in dissemination of information about this technology. The study thus enables us to add further empirical evidence and insights towards understanding the factors that affect communal farmers’ adoption decisions. This will assist both promoters and policy makers to devise appropriate interventions if higher incremental adoption rates are to be achieved.en_US
dc.language.isoen_ZWen_US
dc.subjectAgrieconomicsen_US
dc.subjectCommunal farmersen_US
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectFood productionen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of adoption of conservation Agriculture by communal farmers in Masvingo district,Zimbabween_US
dc.contributor.registrationnumberR041065Ten_US
thesis.degree.advisorMumbengegwi, C
thesis.degree.countryZimbabween_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomicsen_US
thesis.degree.facultyFaculty of Social Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Zimbabween_US
thesis.degree.grantoremailspecialcol@uzlib.uz.ac.zw
thesis.degree.levelMScen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science Degree in Economicsen_US
thesis.degree.thesistypeThesisen_US
dc.date.defense2013-06


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